NUNCIOS

Noun

nuncios

plural of nuncio

Anagrams

• uncoins

Proper noun

Nuncios

plural of Nuncio

Anagrams

• uncoins

Source: Wiktionary


NUNCIO

Nun"ci*o, n.; pl. Nuncios. Etym: [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr. L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E. new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. Announce.]

1. A messenger. [Obs.] Shak.

2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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